Ladies clutch bag with coin purse

ABSTRACT

A ladies&#39;&#39; clutch bag has an inverted U-shaped slit in its back wall providing an opening to receive material which forms the interior and inner wall of a coin purse, the outer wall of the coin purse being in common with that portion of the material of the back wall of the clutch bag which is below and within the confines of the slit. There are separable metal frame elements for the upper edges of the coin purse, the front one being connected to the upper margin of said last-mentioned common material, and the rear one being connected to the margin of a section of material at the inner side of the coin purse which can be flexed away from the wall of the clutch bag.

United States Patent. Kery [451 July 18, 1972 [54] LADIES CLUTCH BAGWITH COIN PURSE Fxvin Kery, West Bend, Wis.

[72] Inventor:

[73] Assignee: Enger Kress Company, West Bend, Wis.

[22] Filed: Nov. 12, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 88,630

[52] U.S. Cl. ..1$0/28 R, 150/30, 190/52 [5 l 1 Int. A454: 3/00 [58]Field of Search ..l50/35, 37, 28 R, 30, 38; 190/51, 52

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,597,194 5/1952 Sholl190/52 2,481,565 9/1949 Boretz 190/51 2,289,304 7/1942 Goldsmith"ISO/28R Primary Examiner-George E. Lowrance Assistant Examiner-StephenP. Garbe Attorney-Morse" & Morsell [57] ABSTRACT A ladies clutch bag hasan inverted U-shaped slit in its back wall providing an opening toreceive material which forms the interior and inner wall of a coinpurse, the outer wall of the coin purse being in common with thatportion of the material of the back wall of the clutch bag which isbelow and within the confines of the slit. There are separable metalframe elements for the upper edges of the coin purse, the front onebeing connected to the upper margin of said last-mentioned commonmaterial, and the rear one being connected to the margin of a section ofmaterial at the inner side of the coin purse which can be flexed awayfrom the wall of the clutch bag.

9 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures PATENTEI] JUL 1 81972 INVENTOR IERVIN KERYATTORNEYS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Theinvention is useful in ladies handbags and more particularly in ladiesclutch bags, but may be used in other similar items where it is desiredto incorporate a small purse in the wall of a larger bag.

2. Description of the Prior Art l-leretofore it has been common tocombine coin purses with clutch bags, but most constructions of thistype involve merely a stitching or other securement of a coin purse toan external side or flap of a clutch bag. Typical of this type ofconstruction is Kaufman US. Pat. No. 1,376,099. Rubin U.S. Pat. No.2,745,456 discloses coin purses associated in different ways with theflap of a clutch bag. In no patents of which applicant is aware is theback wall of a clutch bag slit on an inverted U-shaped line to providean opening for receiving material forming the coin purse, with thematerial of the back wall of the clutch bag which is below and withinthe confines of the slit also forming the front wall of the coin purse.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides, in a ladiesclutch bag, a novel structural arrangement wherein a slit in the backwall of the clutch bag provides an opening for receiving material whichis to form the liner and back wall of a coin purse, and wherein thematerial of the back wall of the clutch bag also forms the front wall ofthe coin purse.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clutch bag with anintegral coin purse wherein novel structure is provided whereby theupper portion of the back wall of the coin purse can be moved away fromthe back wall of the clutch bag to facilitate manipulation of the claspfasteners on metal frame elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ladies clutch bag asabove described wherein the lower portion of the coin purse is concealedthereby enhancing the ap pearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ladies clutch bagwherein substantial portions of the coin purse are covered and thusprotected from wear, and where only the metal trimmed edges of the coinpurse are exposed to friction in use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of theladies clutch bag with coin purse, and all of its parts andcombinations, as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING In the accompanying drawing, in whichthe same reference numerals designate the same parts in all of theviews:

FIG. I is a front elevational view of the clutch bag in closedcondition;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof showing the integral coinpurse in closed condition;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on the line3-3 of FIG. 3 showing the coin purse in open condition;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view of the material for the back of the clutchbag before assembly, showing the generall crescent-shaped slit therein;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the material which forms the interiorliner for the coin purse;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the double-thickness material which is to beinset into the opening formed by the slit to provide the back portion ofthe coin purse;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary plan view looking at the inner side of thematerial which is to form the back wall of the clutch bag, showing howthe material of FIG. 6 is assembled therewith and secured thereto; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 8- 8 of FIG. 7but showing a further stage in the assembly.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now more particularlyto the drawing, the clutch bag proper is generally of conventional formand includes a front wall 10 and a back wall 11, there being a backlining portion 11. The lower edge of the back lining portion and thelower edge of the rear wall 11 are stitched to the front of a bottomgusset section 9. The upper edge of the back wall 11 and its lining arefoldable over the top of the clutch bag to form the front flap 12, saidflap having any suitable means such as the tab 13 for releasablysecuring the flap in closed position. In the structure of FIG. 1 thereare coacting snap fasteners (not shown) on the inside of the lowerportion of the tab 13 and on the wall 10. Except for the rear wall, theclutch bag proper is more or less conventional. The walls 10 and 11 andthe gusset sections 9 are preferably formed of leather, but they may beformed of leatherlike plastic materials or of fabric. The lining l l isusually formed of suitable cloth lining material.

Referring now more particularly to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the back wall 11 ofthe clutch bag has an inverted U-shaped slit, which in the preferredembodiment is a generally crescentshaped slit 14 with downwardly curvedends so that the material 15 therebelow and bounded by the slit forms aflap which may be flexed outwardly to provide an opening for receivingthe various sections of material which are to form the liner and backwall for the coin purse.

FIGS. 4, 5, 6 and 7 show various steps in the manufacture. Referringfirst to FIG. 6, a generally U-shaped piece of material 16 is providedwhich comprises an inner layer 17 and an outer layer 18. The upper edgeof the inner layer 17 is cut to crescent shape as at 19 in theillustrated embodiment, to substantially conform to the shape of theslit 14, and the upper edge of the outer piece of material 18 is cutalong a similar line 20 which is marginally spaced below the line 19 asshown in FIG. 6. The two layers of material 17 and 18 are stitchedtogether by a generally crescent-shaped line of stitching 21 which isspaced below the margin 20 so that the material 22 of the layer 18,between the stitching and the margin, may be flexed outwardly in themanner shown in FIG. 8 to provide a V-shaped connection with the wall ofthe handbag above the slit. Preferably the two layers of material withinand below the line of stitching 21 are glued together and provide adownward projection. The layers 17 and 18 are preferably formed of thesame material as the outside of the clutch bag, so that if the bag isleather, the layers 17 and 18 are preferably leather.

The liner for the coin purse comprises a single piece of any suitablematerial 24 such as plastic, as shown in FIG. 5, which is doubled overon a fold line 24, the ends being stitched partway together only partwayup as at 25. This doubled liner is inserted and secured between thelayer 18 and the wall portion 15 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 so that theupper edge of its front portion matches and conforms with the margin ofthe material 15 as at 26, and so that the upper margin of its rearmatches and conforms with the upper margin of the piece 18 as at 27.Thus, referring to FIG. 8, the liner 24 of FIG. 5 provides apocket-forming receptacle within the coin purse for receiving coins andother items, and the inset element 16 is located between the coin purseliner 24 and the clutch bag liner 1! as shown in FIG. 3.

Inverted U-shaped front and rear metal frame elements 28 and 29,respectively, each of which is inverted U-shaped in cross section, havecentral clasp projections 30 and 31. These are pivoted at their ends toeach other as at 32 and 33, and the margins 26 and 27 of FIG. 8 arereceived in the U-shaped cross section, in the usual way, to finish saidedges and form means for releasably closing the coin purse in the mannershown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

With this construction the back of the clutch bag is much neater inappearance than is the case where a coin purse is merely superimposed ona clutch bag. With the construction of the present invention the lowerportion of the coin purse below the metal frame elements is completelyconcealed and protected from frictional wear. It is also to be notedthat the leather, or other material 15 below the slit 14, forms both theback wall of the clutch bag and the front wall of the coin purse, thusenhancing the overall appearance. The only exposed portions of the coinpurse are protected by the metal frame elements 28 and 29.

By having the novel arrangement illmtrated in FIG. 3, where the upperportion of the coin purse is swingable outwardly from the back of theclutch bag on the hinge point provided by the line of stitching 21, asshown in FIG. 3, it is possible to more conveniently operate the claspfasteners 30 and 31 because the forefinger may then be inserted betweenthe material and the material 17. This arrangement is provided by theinset piece 16 which is of double thickness as shown in FIG. 6, with theupper portions of the layers separable as at 17-22 above the. line ofstitching 21 for the purpose above described. At the same time the restof the material of the inset 16 is secured together as at 18 so that theinset piece forms a downward projection which, in reality, forms theinner wall of the coin purse, said wall also forming a partition betweenthe receptacle 24 and the lining l l of the clutch bag. By being ofdouble thickness there is an effective reinforcing separation betweenthe clutch bag proper and the coin receptacle 24' as is clear from FIG.3. While the construction is particularly suitable for use in a clutchbag, it is obvious that the novel arrangement for incorporating a smallpurse in the wall of a larger bag has relatively wide application.

It is to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exactdetails of construction shown and described, for obvious modificationswill occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. In a handbag having a relatively flat upright wall portion, aninverted U-shaped slit in said wall portion having spaced lower endswhereby the portion of the wall within the slit provides a flap whichmay be flexed outwardly, a pocket-forming receptacle having inner andouter portions behind said flap, the outer portion of said receptaclehaving an upper margin substantially matching the upper marginal edge ofthe flap and secured thereto, inner connecting means connecting theinner portion of the receptacle to the lower marginal edge of thematerial of said handbag wall which is above said slit,' a metal frameconnecting the upper margin of the outer portion of the receptacle tothe upper margin of the flap, a metal frame hingedto the first frame andconnecting the upper margin of the inner portion of the receptacle tosaid inner connecting means, and means for detachably closing saidhinged metal frame members.

2. A handbag as defined in claim 1 in which said inner connecting meansis V-shaped in cross section and has separable inner and outer sections.

3. In a handbag having a relatively flat, upright wall portion,

a slit in said wall portion whereby a flexing portion of the wall belowthe slit may be flexed outwardly, a pocket-forming receptacle havinginner and outer portions positioned behind said flexing wall portion,the outer portion of said receptacle having an upper margin secured tosaid flexing wall portion below the slit, inset means which is V-shapedin cross section and which has separable inner and outer sections, theinner section of said inset means having an upper margin secured to themarginal edge of the material of the handbag above said slit, and theouter section of said insetmeans having its upper marginal edge securedto the inner portion of the receptacle.

4. in a handbag having a relatively flat, upright wall portion, aninverted U-shaped slit in said wall portion having spaced lower endswhereby the portion of the wall within the slit provides a flap whichmay be flexed outwardly, a pocket-forming receptacle having inner andouter portions positioned behind said flap, the outer portion of saidreceptacle having an upper margin substantially matching the uppermarginal edge of the flap and secured thereto, and means for detachablyclosing said flap and receptacle, there being means connecting the innerportion of the receptacle to the lower marginal edge of the material ofsaid handbag wall which is above the slit and including inset meanswhich is V-shaped in cross section and which has separable inner andouter sections, the inner section having an upper margin secured to themarginal edge of the material of the handbag above the slit, and theouter section having an upper marginal edge secured to the uppermarginal edge of the receptacle.

5. A handbag as claimed in claim 4 in which the upper margin of theinner section of the inset material substantially matches the slit inshape.

6. A handbag as claimed in claim 4 in which there is a metal frameconnecting the upper margin of the outer portion of the receptacle tothe upper margin of the flap, and a metal frame hinged to the firstframe and connectingthe upper margin of the inner portion of thereceptacle to the outer section of the V-shaped connecting means.

7. A handbag as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for detachablyclosing the flap and receptacle comprises clasps on the metal framemembers.

8. A handbag as claimed in claim 4 in which the inset means connectingthe inner portion of the receptacle to the handbag has a downwardprojection positioned inwardly of the recepta cle.

9. A handbag as claimed in claim 8 in which the handbag has'a lining andin which the downward projection of the inset forms a partition betweenthe receptacle and the handbag linmg.

1. In a handbag having a relatively flat upright wall portion, aninverted U-shaped slit in said wall portion having spaced lower endswhereby the portion of the wall within the slit provides a flap whichmay be flexed outwardly, a pocket-forming receptacle having inner andouter portions behind said flap, the outer portion of said receptaclehaving an upper margin substantially matching the upper marginal edge ofthe flap and secured thereto, inner connecting means connecting theinner portion of the receptacle to the lower marginal edge of thematerial of said handbag wall which is above said slit, a metal frameconnecting the upper margin of the outer portion of the receptacle tothe upper margin of the flap, a metal frame hinged to the first frameand connecting the upper margin of the inner portion of the receptacleto said inner connecting means, and means for detachably closing saidhinged metal frame members.
 2. A handbag as defined in claim 1 in whichsaid inner connecting means is V-shaped in cross section and hasseparable iNner and outer sections.
 3. In a handbag having a relativelyflat, upright wall portion, a slit in said wall portion whereby aflexing portion of the wall below the slit may be flexed outwardly, apocket-forming receptacle having inner and outer portions positionedbehind said flexing wall portion, the outer portion of said receptaclehaving an upper margin secured to said flexing wall portion below theslit, inset means which is V-shaped in cross section and which hasseparable inner and outer sections, the inner section of said insetmeans having an upper margin secured to the marginal edge of thematerial of the handbag above said slit, and the outer section of saidinset means having its upper marginal edge secured to the inner portionof the receptacle.
 4. In a handbag having a relatively flat, uprightwall portion, an inverted U-shaped slit in said wall portion havingspaced lower ends whereby the portion of the wall within the slitprovides a flap which may be flexed outwardly, a pocket-formingreceptacle having inner and outer portions positioned behind said flap,the outer portion of said receptacle having an upper marginsubstantially matching the upper marginal edge of the flap and securedthereto, and means for detachably closing said flap and receptacle,there being means connecting the inner portion of the receptacle to thelower marginal edge of the material of said handbag wall which is abovethe slit and including inset means which is V-shaped in cross sectionand which has separable inner and outer sections, the inner sectionhaving an upper margin secured to the marginal edge of the material ofthe handbag above the slit, and the outer section having an uppermarginal edge secured to the upper marginal edge of the receptacle.
 5. Ahandbag as claimed in claim 4 in which the upper margin of the innersection of the inset material substantially matches the slit in shape.6. A handbag as claimed in claim 4 in which there is a metal frameconnecting the upper margin of the outer portion of the receptacle tothe upper margin of the flap, and a metal frame hinged to the firstframe and connecting the upper margin of the inner portion of thereceptacle to the outer section of the V-shaped connecting means.
 7. Ahandbag as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for detachably closingthe flap and receptacle comprises clasps on the metal frame members. 8.A handbag as claimed in claim 4 in which the inset means connecting theinner portion of the receptacle to the handbag has a downward projectionpositioned inwardly of the receptacle.
 9. A handbag as claimed in claim8 in which the handbag has a lining and in which the downward projectionof the inset forms a partition between the receptacle and the handbaglining.